{"id":21474,"date":"2014-07-01T11:40:27","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T11:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-seether-isolate-and-medicate\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:10:42","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:10:42","slug":"album-review-seether-isolate-and-medicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-seether-isolate-and-medicate\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Seether – Isolate and Medicate"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"South African alt-rock kings Seether<\/strong> have come along way from their beginnings in Pretoria to dominate rock radio airwaves Stateside. The band, led by vocalist and guitarist Shaun Morgan and completed by bassist Dale Stewart and drummer Jon Humphries, first rose to major prominence with the singles \u2018Broken\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Fine Again\u2019<\/em> and \u2018Remedy\u2019.<\/em>\u00a0Now a decade later, the trio have an enviable back catalogue of smash hit singles under their belts and even organised their own charitable festival.<\/p>\n

Following on from their recent Download appearance, Seether<\/strong> have returned with album number five \u2018Isolate and Medicate\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As the name suggests neither time or success has dimmed the band\u2019s emotional depth or tamed the bite of their hard hitting songwriting. Opener \u2018See You At The Bottom\u2019<\/em> begins with a downtrodden tuned down bass and guitar lines before exploding potently into life with Morgan\u2019s trademark soulful growl.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The album\u2019s first standout moment comes in the form of \u2018Same Damn Life\u2019,<\/em> a punchy, unexpectedly poppy effort highlighted by an accomplished falsetto from Morgan in the chorus but still packed with Seether<\/strong>\u2019s trademark grit and angst.<\/p>\n

First single \u2018Words as Weapons\u2019<\/em> is fairly standard Seether<\/strong> fare, a distortion driven nu-metal feeling chorus given added feeling by some spine tingling vocal harmonies from Morgan, as the frontman shows off an impressive and varied vocal range.<\/p>\n

In the form of \u2018Crash\u2019<\/em> Morgan and co have created their most stirring and emotionally effecting track since 2008\u2019s \u2018Rise Above This\u2019<\/em>. The song is a sweeping ballad, laden with intricately layered guitar lines and some more great vocal work from Morgan. Effortlessly understated in the verses before gearing up for a stratospheric deliver for the chorus hook.<\/p>\n

\u2019Watch Me Drown\u2019<\/em> is another song destined to be a single number, upbeat and up tempo muted guitars providing deceptively positive backing as the vocals snarl a dark lyrical description of a soul destroying negative relationship.<\/p>\n

Thanks largely due to Seether<\/strong>\u2019s close relationship with legendary producer Brendan O\u2019Brian (Pearl Jam), the whole album come across as tight and focused, with every layer of instrumentation serving a purpose.<\/p>\n

Things finish in wistfully reflective fashion with slow burning acoustic ballad \u2018Save The Day\u2019<\/em>, the track builds beautifully before breaking out into a final electric guitar backed chorus and one of the record\u2019s few guitar solos<\/p>\n

\u2019Isolate and Medicate\u2019<\/em> is another strong release from one of the world\u2019s most consistent alt-rock outfits, and once again states the case for Morgan being by far one of his genre\u2019s most under-rated songwriters. Although not taking the band into any form of new territory, or being quite as excellent as \u2018Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces\u2019<\/em>, every track on \u2018Isolate and Medicate\u2019<\/em> has the good enough to be a single feel, as well as being loaded with levels of genuine and relatable feeling and emotion that would seem forced coming out of the mouths and amps of similar acts.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

‘Isolate and Medicate’<\/em> by Seether<\/strong> is out on the 30th of June on Spinefarm Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Seether<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Dane Wright (@MrDaneWright<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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